Releasing-penholder.



. J. OTTO.

RELEASING PENHOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.26. ms.

1,291,622, Patent-ed Jan. 14, 1919.

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JOHN OTTO, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

RELEASIING-PENHOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 14:, 1919.

Application filed December 26, 1916. Serial No. 138,936.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN OT'ro, a citizen of the United States, residingat Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Releasing-Penholders, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to releasing pen holders and the primary objectof the device is to provide an improved clamping element for holding thepen point in the pen holder and adapted to be easily operated for eithersecuring or releasing the pen so that the same may be easily removedwithout soiling the fingers of the person using the device.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a releasing penholder of this character having means for securing the pen point soarranged whereby a portion of the securing means may be associated withthe operating means disposed on the exteriorof the pen holder so thatthe pen point may drop out of the pen holder after the operating meanshave been actuated.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a releasing penholder which consists of comparatively few parts and is simple inconstruction, but durable and well adapted to withstand the rough usageto which devices of this character are ordinarily subjected.

For a full description of the invention and the advantages and meritsthereof, reference is to be had to the following description and theaccompanying drawings, wherein is illustrated the preferred form of myinvention, in which;

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section through the pen holdershowing the device in applied position.

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the operating mechanism in releasedposition.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4c is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of a portion of the invention, and

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of another portion of the invention.

The handle 1 is provided with the usual metallic ferrule 2 of hollowcylindrical formation and having one end open for receiving the penpoint 3. A fastening jaw 4: s pivotally mounted within the ferrule 2,this aw being a part of a locking member 5 formed of a single piece ofmaterial which includes a substantially circular port1on 6 havingdiametrically opposite trunnions 7 disposed within apertures formed inopposite sides of the ferrule. 4 projects forwardly from the upper edgeof the central disk-like portion 6 while an operating arm 8 projectsrearwardly from the lower edge of the said portion 6. The forwardlyprojecting jaw l is curved to conform to the curve of the inner wall ofthe ferrule 2 whereby the pen point 3 may be gripped between the wall ofthe ferrule and the gripping jaw 4.

11 opening in the form of a small slot 9 is formed in the ferrule 2 andthe portion of the wall of the ferrule directly forward of the slot 9 isdepressed to provide a recess 10 as clearly shown by Figs. 1 and 2 ofthe drawing. A locking latch-ll is constructed from a short strip ofmaterial bent at right angles to provide an operating finger 12 and alatch disk 13. The point at which the strip is bent to form the finger12 and the disk 13 is arranged in the slot 9 and this point therefore,by virtue of its contact with the edge of the forward slot which isdepressed, forms a pivot for the latch .so that the same may be operatedfor moving the operating arm 8 to the position shown by Fig. 1 of thedrawing. The piece from which the latch 11 is formed includes a circularend portion which forms the latch disk 13 when the piece is bent. Thediameter of this disk latch is slightly less than the interior diameterof the ferrule thereby eliminating the possibility of the latch beingdisplaced from the slot 9. When in operative position the latch disk isdisposed transversely in the ferrule as shown by Fig. 1 of the drawingand the latch finger 12 is received in the depression 10. The end of thelatch finger is slightly bent upwardly to facilitate raising the latchwhen releasing the pen point.

From the foregoing it will be observed that a very simple and durablereleasing pen holder has been provided. the details of which embody thepreferred form. I desire it to be understood however, that slightchanges in the minor details of construction The jaw may be made Withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claimshereunto appended.

I claim: I

1. A. releasing pen holder comprising a handle, a ferrule attached tothe handle and provided near its attached end with a transverse slot,the material adjacent the slot being pressed inwardly to form adepression, a locking latch including an operating finger projectingthrough the slot, the said operating finger being disposed at rightangles with respect to the main portion of the latch, the rightangularly bent portion being received in the said transverse slot andpermitting swinging movement of the said latch, and pen point engagingmeans pivotally mounted near the opposite end of the said ferrule andadapted to be engaged by the said latch when the said finger is movedinto the said depression for maintaining the latch in tight engagementwith the said pen point engaging means.

2. A releasing pen holder comprising a handle, a cylindrical ferruleattached to the handle and provided with a transverse slot, a lockinglatch including a right angularly disposed operating finger projectingthrough the said slot, the right angularly bent portion of the latchbeing received in the said slot and forming a pivot for the said latch,pen point engaging means pivotally mounted within the said ferrule anden ageable by the said latch when the said finger is moved intoengagement with the ferrule for maintainin the latch in tight engagementwith the said means, the said ferrule having a recess terminating at thesaid slot, and a fastening jaw included in the said means and pivotallymounted within the ferrule, one end of the said fastening jaw beingdisposed in a position to be engaged by the said locking latch when thesaid finger is swung on its pivot to be received in the said recess.

3. A releasing pen holder comprising a handle, a cylindrical ferruleattached to the handle and provided with a transverse slot, a lockinglatch including a right angularly disposed operating finger projectingthrough the said slot, the right angularly bent portion of the latchbeing received in the said slot and forming a pivot for the said latch,pen point engaging means pivotally mounted within the said ferrule andengageable by the said latch when the said finger is moved intoengagement with the ferrule for maintaining the latch in tightengagement with the said means, the said ferrule having a recessterminating at the said slot, and a fastening jaw included in the samemeans and pivotally mounted within the ferrule, one end of the saidfastening jaw being disposed in a position to be engaged by the saidlooking latch when the said i nger is swung on its pivot to be receivedin the said recess, the said latch including a latch disk integrallyformed with the said finger and disposed at right angles thereto andmovable in the said ferrule for engagement with the said jaw.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN OTTO.

Witnesses ANTON PIKSA, FRANK T. SvonoDA.

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